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... the Brother printer driver...2 Features ...2 Choosing the right type of paper...3 Simultaneous printing, scanning and faxing 3 Clearing data from the memory ...3 Status Monitor...3 Monitoring the machine's status ...4 Turning off the status monitor...4 Printer driver settings...5 Accessing the printer driver settings...5... Basic tab ...6 Media Type...6 Quality ...7 Enhanced Print Settings ...8 Improve Pattern Printing...10 Paper Size ...10 Page Layout ...10 Orientation ...11 Copies ...11 Advanced tab...12 Color ...12 ...
... the Brother printer driver...2 Features ...2 Choosing the right type of paper...3 Simultaneous printing, scanning and faxing 3 Clearing data from the memory ...3 Status Monitor...3 Monitoring the machine's status ...4 Turning off the status monitor...4 Printer driver settings...5 Accessing the printer driver settings...5... Basic tab ...6 Media Type...6 Quality ...7 Enhanced Print Settings ...8 Improve Pattern Printing...10 Paper Size ...10 Page Layout ...10 Orientation ...11 Copies ...11 Advanced tab...12 Color ...12 ...
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... compliant...28 Accessing the Scanner...28 Scanning a document into the PC ...29 Settings in the Scanner Setup dialog box 31 Scanning a document using the WIA driver (For Windows® XP/Windows Vista 35 WIA compliant ...35 Accessing the scanner ...35 Scanning a document into the PC ...36 Scanning a document using ... users 44 Scan to E-mail ...44 Scan to Image ...44 Scan to OCR ...45 Scan to File...45 Scan to Media (Not available for MFC-230C 46 Using ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE with OCR by NUANCE 49 Viewing items ...50 Organizing your items in folders ...51 Quick links to other...
... compliant...28 Accessing the Scanner...28 Scanning a document into the PC ...29 Settings in the Scanner Setup dialog box 31 Scanning a document using the WIA driver (For Windows® XP/Windows Vista 35 WIA compliant ...35 Accessing the scanner ...35 Scanning a document into the PC ...36 Scanning a document using ... users 44 Scan to E-mail ...44 Scan to Image ...44 Scan to OCR ...45 Scan to File...45 Scan to Media (Not available for MFC-230C 46 Using ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE with OCR by NUANCE 49 Viewing items ...50 Organizing your items in folders ...51 Quick links to other...
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... data from the memory ...113 Checking the print quality ...113 Status Monitor ...114 Using the Brother Ink driver ...115 Choosing page setup options ...115 Choosing printing options ...116 Media Type...117 Quality ...117 Sending a fax (MFC models only) ...118 Drag a Vcard from the Mac OS® X Address Book application ...Scan to E-mail ...126 Scan to Image ...127 Scan to OCR ...127 Scan to File...128 Scan to Media (Not available for MFC-230C 128 Using Presto!® PageManager® ...131 Features ...131 System requirements for Presto!® PageManager 131 Technical support ...132 iv
... data from the memory ...113 Checking the print quality ...113 Status Monitor ...114 Using the Brother Ink driver ...115 Choosing page setup options ...115 Choosing printing options ...116 Media Type...117 Quality ...117 Sending a fax (MFC models only) ...118 Drag a Vcard from the Mac OS® X Address Book application ...Scan to E-mail ...126 Scan to Image ...127 Scan to OCR ...127 Scan to File...128 Scan to Media (Not available for MFC-230C 128 Using Presto!® PageManager® ...131 Features ...131 System requirements for Presto!® PageManager 131 Technical support ...132 iv
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...only have to 1200 × 6000 dpi on a network. This feature is available for the rated print speeds of a particular ink color, you are using. You can be understood by the printer/multi-function device. Ethernet The Ethernet interface lets your machine communicate with your...Ad-hoc modes. (See the Network User's Guide for details.) This feature is protected by following the Quick Setup Guide. Using the Brother printer driver 1 A printer driver translates the data from Windows® XP. Fast Printing Speed See the User's Guide for Network Standard models only. Wireless LAN (...
...only have to 1200 × 6000 dpi on a network. This feature is available for the rated print speeds of a particular ink color, you are using. You can be understood by the printer/multi-function device. Ethernet The Ethernet interface lets your machine communicate with your...Ad-hoc modes. (See the Network User's Guide for details.) This feature is protected by following the Quick Setup Guide. Using the Brother printer driver 1 A printer driver translates the data from Windows® XP. Fast Printing Speed See the User's Guide for Network Standard models only. Wireless LAN (...
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Printing Printer driver settings You can change the following printer settings when you print from your PC: Media Type/Quality (Speed) Paper Size Page Layout Color Matching/Halftone Color Enhancement Scaling Watermark Print Date & Time Quick Print Setup Accessing the printer driver settings a Click File, then Print in your model name) and click Properties. b Choose Brother MFC-XXXX Printer (where XXXX is your application. The printer properties dialog box appears. 1 1 1 5
Printing Printer driver settings You can change the following printer settings when you print from your PC: Media Type/Quality (Speed) Paper Size Page Layout Color Matching/Halftone Color Enhancement Scaling Watermark Print Date & Time Quick Print Setup Accessing the printer driver settings a Click File, then Print in your model name) and click Properties. b Choose Brother MFC-XXXX Printer (where XXXX is your application. The printer properties dialog box appears. 1 1 1 5
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..., Page Layout, Page Order, Orientation, Collate/Reverse Order and Color/Grayscale. Media Type 1 To achieve the best print results, the media being printed on the selected media type. Plain Paper Inkjet Paper Brother Premium Glossy Photo Paper Other Photo Paper ...Transparencies 6 The machine changes the way it prints depending on should be selected in the driver. Note Check Slow Drying Paper when printing with ...
..., Page Layout, Page Order, Orientation, Collate/Reverse Order and Color/Grayscale. Media Type 1 To achieve the best print results, the media being printed on the selected media type. Plain Paper Inkjet Paper Brother Premium Glossy Photo Paper Other Photo Paper ...Transparencies 6 The machine changes the way it prints depending on should be selected in the driver. Note Check Slow Drying Paper when printing with ...
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... the best one for documents that contain text or business graphics (charts or clip art). Custom If you want to choose the color matching and halftone method, choose this mode. Printing Image Type 1 The printer driver will choose the most suitable color matching and half...on your document. 13 Custom Image Type 1 You can choose the color matching method manually. Generally, text and business graphics are printed vividly and photographic images are printed softly. Auto The printer driver automatically chooses the image type. Photo Use for photographic images...
... the best one for documents that contain text or business graphics (charts or clip art). Custom If you want to choose the color matching and halftone method, choose this mode. Printing Image Type 1 The printer driver will choose the most suitable color matching and half...on your document. 13 Custom Image Type 1 You can choose the color matching method manually. Generally, text and business graphics are printed vividly and photographic images are printed softly. Auto The printer driver automatically chooses the image type. Photo Use for photographic images...
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Photo Bypass Tray Help (Not available for MFC-230C) 1 Set the Photo Bypass Tray Help to On to display help instructions on how to On and choose the function which should be displayed in the Quick Print Setup icon. Set Quick Print Setup to use the photo paper tray when you quickly choose driver settings. To view and change settings, click the tasktray icon. Quick Print Setup Printing 1 1 The Quick Print Setup feature lets you select Photo or Photo L paper. 19
Photo Bypass Tray Help (Not available for MFC-230C) 1 Set the Photo Bypass Tray Help to On to display help instructions on how to On and choose the function which should be displayed in the Quick Print Setup icon. Set Quick Print Setup to use the photo paper tray when you quickly choose driver settings. To view and change settings, click the tasktray icon. Quick Print Setup Printing 1 1 The Quick Print Setup feature lets you select Photo or Photo L paper. 19
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... display the following screen: Printing 1 1 Brother Solutions Center The Brother Solutions Center is a website offering information about your Brother product including FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions), User's Guides, driver updates and tips for using your machine. Genuine Supplies Website The Genuine Supplies Website offers information about your Brother genuine supplies. Check Setting You...
... display the following screen: Printing 1 1 Brother Solutions Center The Brother Solutions Center is a website offering information about your Brother product including FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions), User's Guides, driver updates and tips for using your machine. Genuine Supplies Website The Genuine Supplies Website offers information about your Brother genuine supplies. Check Setting You...
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... the photo data. c You can use the RedEye Threshold slider to use photo paper, click Properties and set the Media Type and Quality in your Brother machine. You can modify the Brightness adjustment by dragging the slider. d Click OK. a Open the photo data. d Click OK. 26 Printing 1 Note If you reduce...
... the photo data. c You can use the RedEye Threshold slider to use photo paper, click Properties and set the Media Type and Quality in your Brother machine. You can modify the Brightness adjustment by dragging the slider. d Click OK. a Open the photo data. d Click OK. 26 Printing 1 Note If you reduce...
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...the operating system you are installed. A TWAIN compliant scanner driver (See TWAIN compliant on page 28) and a Windows® Imaging Acquisition (WIA) driver (See Scanning a document using other software applications that Brother included with OCR by NUANCE™ on page 49.... Vista™ Two scanner drivers are using the TWAIN driver 2 TWAIN compliant 2 The Brother MFL-Pro Suite software includes a TWAIN compliant scanner driver. Scanning a document using . Note The instructions for scanning in the User's Guide. TWAIN drivers meet the standard universal protocol...
...the operating system you are installed. A TWAIN compliant scanner driver (See TWAIN compliant on page 28) and a Windows® Imaging Acquisition (WIA) driver (See Scanning a document using other software applications that Brother included with OCR by NUANCE™ on page 49.... Vista™ Two scanner drivers are using the TWAIN driver 2 TWAIN compliant 2 The Brother MFL-Pro Suite software includes a TWAIN compliant scanner driver. Scanning a document using . Note The instructions for scanning in the User's Guide. TWAIN drivers meet the standard universal protocol...
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... The process will start. c Click Select button. Note • Choose WIA-Brother MFC-XXXX or WIA-Brother MFC-XXXX LAN (Where XXXX is your model name). • If you choose TW-Brother MFC-XXXX, the TWAIN driver will vary when scanning from the Available Scanners list. Scanning Scanning a document using... from other applications that Brother included with your machine or you can scan images directly into any...
... The process will start. c Click Select button. Note • Choose WIA-Brother MFC-XXXX or WIA-Brother MFC-XXXX LAN (Where XXXX is your model name). • If you choose TW-Brother MFC-XXXX, the TWAIN driver will vary when scanning from the Available Scanners list. Scanning Scanning a document using... from other applications that Brother included with your machine or you can scan images directly into any...
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... or hard disk space then your PC may be very large. You can run the utility by choosing Scanner Utility located in Start/All Programs/Brother/MFC-XXXX menu (where XXXX is used to scan. Click OK after you need to access advanced settings, click Adjust the quality of the file you... are trying to configure the WIA scanner driver for resolutions greater than 1200 dpi, the file size may freeze and you want to set Legal size as the default size, use this utility...
... or hard disk space then your PC may be very large. You can run the utility by choosing Scanner Utility located in Start/All Programs/Brother/MFC-XXXX menu (where XXXX is used to scan. Click OK after you need to access advanced settings, click Adjust the quality of the file you... are trying to configure the WIA scanner driver for resolutions greater than 1200 dpi, the file size may freeze and you want to set Legal size as the default size, use this utility...
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...: For Windows Photo Gallery Click File, then Import from Camera or Scanner. For Windows Fax and Scan Click File, New, then Scan. b Do one of a page after pre-scanning the document, you want to Scanning a document into the PC on page 42.) Scanning a document using the WIA... driver (For Windows Vista™ Photo Gallery and Windows Fax and Scan users) 2 2 Accessing the scanner 2 a Open your document. 41 The Scan dialog box appears: Go ...
...: For Windows Photo Gallery Click File, then Import from Camera or Scanner. For Windows Fax and Scan Click File, New, then Scan. b Do one of a page after pre-scanning the document, you want to Scanning a document into the PC on page 42.) Scanning a document using the WIA... driver (For Windows Vista™ Photo Gallery and Windows Fax and Scan users) 2 2 Accessing the scanner 2 a Open your document. 41 The Scan dialog box appears: Go ...
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... users) 2 Note 2 If you use the Scan key on a network, see Using ControlCenter3 on page 83. Before you have to install the Brother MFL-Pro software suite and connect the machine to your PC or to Image 2 You can use the (Scan) key on the control panel, you... can scan either a black and white or color document into your graphics application for viewing and editing. d Press Black Start or Color Start. a Load your document. ROM, then the correct drivers and the ControlCenter3 software are installed. a Load your document. 44 Scan to a memory...
... users) 2 Note 2 If you use the Scan key on a network, see Using ControlCenter3 on page 83. Before you have to install the Brother MFL-Pro software suite and connect the machine to your PC or to Image 2 You can use the (Scan) key on the control panel, you... can scan either a black and white or color document into your graphics application for viewing and editing. d Press Black Start or Color Start. a Load your document. ROM, then the correct drivers and the ControlCenter3 software are installed. a Load your document. 44 Scan to a memory...
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... on your machine and the ControlCenter3 Software button for enhanced copy operations. ControlCenter3 gives you the ability to any standard printer driver installed on the PC including network printers. You can scan a page on the machine and print copies using any printer... as needed. To configure the Software button in ControlCenter3 choose the Software Button tab in the configuration menu for each of the machine's printer driver, or you can configure your preferred settings on up to meet your specific needs by right-clicking a button and following the configuration menus. ...
... on your machine and the ControlCenter3 Software button for enhanced copy operations. ControlCenter3 gives you the ability to any standard printer driver installed on the PC including network printers. You can scan a page on the machine and print copies using any printer... as needed. To configure the Software button in ControlCenter3 choose the Software Button tab in the configuration menu for each of the machine's printer driver, or you can configure your preferred settings on up to meet your specific needs by right-clicking a button and following the configuration menus. ...
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Choose the Resolution, Scan Type, Document Size, Show Scanner Interface, Brightness and Contrast settings to display the printer driver settings. 72 Before finishing the Copy button configuration, set the Printer Name and click the Print Options button to be customized to 30 characters) and ... the Copy Button text field (up to let you use advanced copy functions such as N in 1 printing. 3 To use the Copy buttons, configure the printer driver by right-clicking the button and choosing the ControlCenter Configuration. ControlCenter3 COPY 3 The Copy1 to Copy4 buttons can be used.
Choose the Resolution, Scan Type, Document Size, Show Scanner Interface, Brightness and Contrast settings to display the printer driver settings. 72 Before finishing the Copy button configuration, set the Printer Name and click the Print Options button to be customized to 30 characters) and ... the Copy Button text field (up to let you use advanced copy functions such as N in 1 printing. 3 To use the Copy buttons, configure the printer driver by right-clicking the button and choosing the ControlCenter Configuration. ControlCenter3 COPY 3 The Copy1 to Copy4 buttons can be used.
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ControlCenter3 3 In the printer driver settings dialog box, you have chosen. 73 Note • You must configure each of the copy buttons before they can be used. • The Print Options screen will vary depending on the model of printer you can choose advanced settings for printing.
ControlCenter3 3 In the printer driver settings dialog box, you have chosen. 73 Note • You must configure each of the copy buttons before they can be used. • The Print Options screen will vary depending on the model of printer you can choose advanced settings for printing.
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Make sure MFC-XXXX (where XXXX is your model name) is chosen in the Format for Paper Size, Orientation and Scale, then click OK. You can change the settings for pop-up menu, choose the size of paper you want to start printing. 9 To do borderless printing 9 From the Paper Size pop-up menu. Printing and Faxing Using the Brother Ink driver 9 Choosing page setup options 9 a From an application such as Apple® TextEdit, click File, then Print to print such as Letter (borderless). 115 b From an application such as Apple® TextEdit, click File, then Page Setup.
Make sure MFC-XXXX (where XXXX is your model name) is chosen in the Format for Paper Size, Orientation and Scale, then click OK. You can change the settings for pop-up menu, choose the size of paper you want to start printing. 9 To do borderless printing 9 From the Paper Size pop-up menu. Printing and Faxing Using the Brother Ink driver 9 Choosing page setup options 9 a From an application such as Apple® TextEdit, click File, then Print to print such as Letter (borderless). 115 b From an application such as Apple® TextEdit, click File, then Page Setup.
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...Brother Premium Glossy Photo Paper Other Photo Paper Transparencies Quality 9 The quality selection lets you choose the print resolution you choose. Highest Up to 1200 × 2400 dpi. Print quality and speed are shown in the driver... large volume documents or documents for printing photographs. Media Type Plain Paper Inkjet Paper Brother Premium Glossy Photo Paper or Other Photo Paper Transparencies Color/Grayscale Color/Grayscale Color/Grayscale Color/Grayscale Color/Grayscale Note The default settings are related. Print Quality Selection Fast, Fast...
...Brother Premium Glossy Photo Paper Other Photo Paper Transparencies Quality 9 The quality selection lets you choose the print resolution you choose. Highest Up to 1200 × 2400 dpi. Print quality and speed are shown in the driver... large volume documents or documents for printing photographs. Media Type Plain Paper Inkjet Paper Brother Premium Glossy Photo Paper or Other Photo Paper Transparencies Color/Grayscale Color/Grayscale Color/Grayscale Color/Grayscale Color/Grayscale Note The default settings are related. Print Quality Selection Fast, Fast...